Competition/European Law

1. Type of work handled

SCWP Schindhelm advises and represents domestic and foreign companies, also before the authorities in Belgium, Germany, Austria, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary and before the European Commission in Brussels and before national courts and the European Court of Justice.

The firm´s main competition law partner is Christina Hummer with her extensive international experience in the US and the EU.

In addition, SCWP Schindhelm supports it´s clients during dawn raids competition authorities and the subsequent proceedings before the European Commission and the national competition authorities. Further SCWP Schindhelm conducts antitrust audits in the context of transactions.

2. Categories of clients

SCWP Schindhelm advises

• SMEs and major corporations from the private and public sector
• multinational companies and
• public law entities

3. Specialisations

• Cartel investigations by the European Commission and national competition authorities
• Investigations regarding vertical agreements
• Compliance
• Antitrust audits as part of compliance efforts and increasingly conducted in the context of transactions
• Abuse of dominance
• Merger control
• State aid
  
• Horizontal and vertical agreements (e.g. production and specialisation agreements purchasing cooperation agreements, agency agreements, distribution agreements, licence and technology transfer agreements, research & development agreements)